New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 3:14-19

14Then the Lordיְהֹוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to the serpentהַנָּחָשׁ֮ha.na.ChashH5175, “Becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588you have doneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213thisH2088,Cursedאָר֤וּר'a.RurH779are you moreH4480thanH4480allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the livestockהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929,And moreH4480thanH4480anyוּמִכֹּ֖לu.mi.KolH3605animalH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704;On your bellyגְּחֹנְךָ֣ge.cho.ne.KhaH1512you shall goתֵלֵ֔ךְte.LekhH1980, Anddustוְעָפָ֥רve.'a.FarH6083you shall eatתֹּאכַ֖לto.KhalH398Allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of your lifeH2425;

15And I willmakeאָשִׁ֗ית'a.ShitH7896enemiesוְאֵיבָ֣ה׀ve.'ei.VahH342Of you and the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802, And of youroffspringזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233and herDescendantזַרְעָ֑הּzar.'AhH2233; He shallbruiseיְשׁוּפְךָ֣ye.shu.fe.KhaH7779you on the headרֹ֔אשׁRoshH7218,And you shall bruiseתְּשׁוּפֶ֥נּוּte.shu.Fe.nuH7779Him on the heelעָקֵֽב׃ ס'a.KevH6119.”

16To the womanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802He saidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559, “I will greatlyהַרְבָּ֤הhar.BahH7235multiplyאַרְבֶּה֙'ar.BehH7235Your painעִצְּבוֹנֵ֣ךְi.tze.vo.NekhH6093in childbirthוְהֵֽרֹנֵ֔ךְve.he.ro.NekhH2032,In painבְּעֶ֖צֶבbe.'E.tzevH6089you shalldeliverתֵּֽלְדִ֣יte.le.DiH3205childrenבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121;Yet your desireתְּשׁ֣וּקָתֵ֔ךְte.Shu.ka.TekhH8669will be for your husbandאִישֵׁךְ֙'i.sheKhH376, Andhe shall ruleיִמְשָׁל־yim.shol-H4910over you.”

17Then to Adamוּלְאָדָ֣םul.'a.DamH121He saidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559, “Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have listenedשָׁמַעְתָּ֮sha.ma'.TaH8085to the voiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of your wifeאִשְׁתֶּךָ֒'ish.te.KhaH802,and have eatenוַתֹּ֙אכַל֙va.To.khalH398from the treeהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086about whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I commandedצִוִּיתִ֙יךָ֙tzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘You shall not eatתֹאכַ֖לto.KhalH398from it’;Cursedאֲרוּרָ֤ה'a.ru.RahH779is the groundהָֽאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127becauseבַּֽעֲבוּרֶ֔ךָba.'a.vu.Re.khaH5668of you; WithhardH6093laborH6093you shall eatתֹּֽאכֲלֶ֔נָּהto.kha.Le.nahH398from itAllכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of your lifeH2425.

18Both thornsוְק֥וֹץve.KotzH6975and thistlesוְדַרְדַּ֖רve.dar.DarH1863it shall growתַּצְמִ֣יחַֽtatz.Mi.achH6779for you;Yet you shall eatוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398theplantsעֵ֥שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704;

19By the sweatבְּזֵעַ֤תbe.ze.'AtH2188of your faceאַפֶּ֙יךָ֙'a.Pei.khaH639You shall eatתֹּ֣אכַלTo.khalH398breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899,Untilעַ֤ד'adH5704youreturnשֽׁוּבְךָ֙shu.ve.KhaH7725to the groundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,BecauseH3588from it you were takenלֻקָּ֑חְתָּlu.Ka.che.taH3947;For you are dustעָפָ֣רa.FarH6083,And to dustעָפָ֖ר'a.FarH6083you shall returnתָּשֽׁוּב׃ta.ShuvH7725.”

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